2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Benign Neoplasms 210-229 > Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Other Parts Of Nervous System 225.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 225.2
Benign neoplasm of cerebral meninges On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 225.2 can be accessed here. - A benign tumor occurring in the meninges, which surround the brain and spinal cord. The most common are meningiomas. - 2004
- A relatively common neoplasm of the central nervous system that arises from arachnoidal cells. The majority are well differentiated vascular tumors which grow slowly and have a low potential to be invasive, although malignant subtypes occur. Meningiomas have a predilection to arise from the parasagittal region, cerebral convexity, sphenoidal ridge, olfactory groove, and spinal canal. They tend to present in the fourth to sixth decades of life with signs indicative of a slowly progressive mass lesion. Specific clinical manifestations depend on the location of the tumor, but may include INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION, cranial neuropathies, ataxia, and other focal neurologic signs. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2056-7)
- 225.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 225.* hierarchy
225.2 also known as:- Meninges NOS
- Meningioma (cerebral)
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